First, let me say my doctor said this is normal and I have no reason to distrust him. I’m just a bit of a worrier. I have searched and while I have found many posts about lumps and swelling, none of them look like mine. I am 10 days post op from extended submental liposuction. I noticed a cannula shaped raised area under both sides of my chin presumably where he passed the cannula through. Is this swelling? Scar tissue? Will it go away or am I botched?
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K. Roxanne Grawe, MD (license permanently revoked) says:
Thank you for your question! Yes, you're able to get lymphatic massage to any area where liposuction was performed. You could also try to massage out the area yourself with firm pressure using your hands. You could perform this twice daily and we typically recommend our patients start doing this...
It is not unusual that there could still be some swelling present 2 months after liposuction under the chin. An examination of you would be helpful to try and determine what might be causing the unevenness that you see in your neck. If it is fat and not something else, I would recommend w...
You seem to be making every move you can to make your chin/neck look worse, including using some unfavorable lighting. Moreover, it's normal to have skin gather up when you look down and liposuction will not prevent this from happening.That said, chin liposuction will help to carve out a nicer ...